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Chicago, IL – May 24, 2021 – Stocks in this week’s article are Celanese Corporation (CE - Free Report) , Berry Global Group, Inc. (BERY - Free Report) , W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW - Free Report) , Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J - Free Report) and KeyCorp (KEY - Free Report) .

Buy These 5 Stocks with Impressive Sales Growth Right Now

In today’s fast changing and highly competitive operating backdrop, solid sales growth is the key to survival for any business. But investors fail to see it as a dependable metric while picking stocks. This is largely due to the preconceived belief that a company’s stock price is generally sensitive to its earnings strength.

For any company, sales growth not only provides an understanding of product demand and pricing power, it is also important for growth projections and strategic decision making. If a company incurs loss in one particular quarter, then valuing it on the basis of sales growth offers an insight into its future performance.

Also, a company can enhance earnings by resorting to cost control measures while maintaining stable revenues. However, sustainable bottom-line improvement invariably requires solid top-line growth.

So, Price-to-Sales ratio turns out to be an appropriate metric for stock valuation. The importance of the metric lies in the fact that management has limited opportunities to manipulate revenue figures, unlike earnings.

Nonetheless, a large sales number does not automatically translate into profits. Therefore, it’s advisable to consider a company’s cash position, along with its sales number. Substantial cash in hand and a steady cash flow lend a company more flexibility with respect to business decisions and investments.

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